Real Sociedad v Villarreal result

Full-time · Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal

La Liga · Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:00 GMT · Reale Arena

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Real Sociedad · Villarreal · Head-to-head

Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal — Real Sociedad won this La Liga match.

Next for Real Sociedad: Lillestrom v Real Sociedad, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Villarreal: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal · La Liga
Venue: Reale Arena · Donostia-San Sebastián
Referee: César Soto
Head-to-head (last 6): Real Sociedad 3 · draws 0 · Villarreal 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Real Sociedad 3W 1D 1L · Villarreal 1W 1D 3L

Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.25 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.57 / 5.14

Corners

against 5.14 / 3.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5 / 4.71

Shots on target

against 3.14 / 3.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.43 / 3

Cards

against 2.14 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 January 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 January 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Real Sociedad for / against	Line	Villarreal for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.57 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.71 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.71 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	16 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.14 for · 14.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Pablo Marín n 8	38.5	3.5 5/4	0.9 3/0	—
Barrenetxea n 8	34.3	3.3 6/3	1 3/0	—
Javi López n 8	70.6	2.4 7/4	1.3 4/2	—
Elustondo n 8	33.3	2.4 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 8	32.4	2.4 4/2	1 3/0	—

Real Sociedad — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	80	2.1 8/3	1.4 4/2
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 8	32.4	2.1 3/2	1 2/1
Jon Magunazelaia n 8	16.6	2 3/0	0 0/0
S. Becker n 8	42.9	1.8 3/2	1.6 3/2
Barrenetxea n 8	34.3	1.6 4/1	1.3 3/1

Real Sociedad — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Barrenetxea n 8	34.3	0.7 2/0	0.3 1/0
Mikel Oyarzabal n 8	80	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
T. Kubo n 8	64.5	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Becker n 8	42.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Brais Méndez n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Real Sociedad — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sergio Gómez n 8	60.6	3.9 7/4
Urko González n 8	42.8	3.9 5/3
Elustondo n 8	33.3	3.7 4/4
J. Aramburu n 8	80.3	3.4 7/6
Jon Ander Olasagasti n 8	32.4	3.1 5/2

Real Sociedad — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Álex Remiro n 8	84.4	2.5 6/4
Unai Marrero n 4	81.5	2.5 3/1

Villarreal

Villarreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Pau Cabanes n 8	15.3	4.4 4/1	2.2 3/0	—
Yeremy Pino n 8	69.8	2.4 7/4	1.8 6/2	—
J. Foyth n 8	60.6	2.2 6/4	0.4 2/0	—
Santi Comesaña n 8	74.5	2 7/5	1.2 5/3	—
Sergi Cardona n 8	88.4	1.9 7/6	0.9 3/3	—

Villarreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Barry n 8	61.4	4 7/5	1.8 5/3
Gerard Moreno n 8	46.8	3.9 7/6	2.2 5/3
Ilias Akhomach n 8	56.3	2.6 7/4	1 4/1
N. Pépé n 8	56.1	2.4 5/4	1.4 4/2
Pau Cabanes n 8	15.3	2.2 1/1	1.5 1/1

Villarreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ayoze Pérez n 8	72.1	0.9 5/1	0 0/0
T. Barry n 8	61.4	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
Gerard Moreno n 8	46.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
Pau Cabanes n 8	15.3	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
N. Pépé n 8	56.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Villarreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Santi Comesaña n 8	74.5	3.5 8/5
Juan Bernat n 8	26.4	3.4 4/2
Pau Navarro n 8	53.4	2.5 6/5
P. Gueye n 8	73.5	2.4 6/5
Pau Cabanes n 8	15.3	2.2 3/0

Villarreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 January 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Luíz Júnior n 8	80.9	2.8 5/1
Diego Conde n 8	87.9	2.3 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Real Sociedad		Villarreal
57%	Possession	43%
0.66	Expected goals (xG)	1.10
6	Shots	15
3	Shots on target	5
2	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	6
3	Shots inside the box	11
3	Corners	7
2	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	6
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
466	Passes	339
85%	Pass accuracy	76%

Real Sociedad player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Álex Remiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
J. Aramburu	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
N. Aguerd	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Aihen Muñoz	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7
Martín Zubimendi	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.5
L. Sučić	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.7
T. Kubo	83	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	8
Mikel Oyarzabal	83	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
Elustondo	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Brais Méndez	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Sergio Gómez	63	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Barrenetxea sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
Jon Pacheco sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Jon Ander Olasagasti sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Pablo Marín sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
O. Óskarsson sub	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7

Villarreal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Luíz Júnior	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Kiko Femenía	90	0	0	2	3	0	6.9
J. Foyth	90	1	1	1	1	Y	7.3
Willy Kambwala Ndengushi	90	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
Sergi Cardona	90	1	1	2	4	0	7.3
Dani Parejo	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
Alex Baena	90	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
P. Gueye	90	1	0	1	1	0	7.9
T. Barry	90	2	1	2	2	0	7
Denis Suárez	61	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Santi Comesaña	61	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Pau Cabanes sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Gerard Moreno sub	29	2	1	3	0	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Real Sociedad v Villarreal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Real SociedadWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

VillarrealLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Real Sociedad 3 · 0 draws · Villarreal 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2024-02-23 Real Sociedad 1–3 Villarreal
2023-12-09 Villarreal 0–3 Real Sociedad
2023-04-02 Villarreal 2–0 Real Sociedad
2022-10-09 Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal
2022-05-15 Villarreal 1–2 Real Sociedad
2021-12-18 Real Sociedad 1–3 Villarreal

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Real Sociedad#11 pos46 pts38 pl-11 GD

Villarreal#5 pos70 pts38 pl+20 GD

Goals per game

Real Sociedad scored0.92

Villarreal scored1.87

Real Sociedad conceded1.21

Villarreal conceded1.34

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Real Sociedad and Villarreal?: In their last 6 meetings, Real Sociedad won 3, Villarreal won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Real Sociedad and Villarreal?: Recent form — Real Sociedad 3W 1D 1L; Villarreal 1W 1D 3L.

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